Lieutenant-Colonel George Hele Treby (c.1727 – 12 May 1763) was a British soldier and politician from Devon

Devon

Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...

shire.

The younger son of the politician George Treby, he was commissioned into the British Army

British Army

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. He was promoted to Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel in the 1st Foot Guards

Grenadier Guards

The Grenadier Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards...

 in 1758.

Treby entered the House of Commons

British House of Commons

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 for Plympton Erle

Plympton Erle (UK Parliament constituency)

Plympton Erle, also spelt Plympton Earle, was a parliamentary borough in Devon. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-1295-1640:-1640-1832:...

 at a by-election

By-election

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 in 1761 to replace his elder brother, George Treby

George Treby (younger)

George Treby was a British politician from Devonshire.The eldest son of the politician George Treby, he was educated at Exeter College, Oxford. In 1746, he went on the Grand Tour and visited Florence, Rome, and Naples...

. However, he died in 1763. He was replaced at the following by-election by his brother-in-law, Paul Henry Ourry, who also inherited the Treby family's residence, Plymton House.